James Randolph Streitenberger

Funeral Services honoring the life of James Randolph Streitenberger will be held on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Reed-Culver Chapel, with Pastor Gene Thompson officiating. The United States Air Force will provide honors at his service. He will be laid to rest at El Reno Cemetery next to his wife, Norma Mathews Streitenberger. Online condolences for his family may be left at www.reedculver.com.

Honorary Pallbearers for James include Tom Pledger and the NW Arkansas Miata Club Members.

James Randolph Streitenberger, or “Streit” to his many friends, was born on October 8th, 1925, in El Reno, OK, the son of Guy Leslie Adam and Kitty Eliose (Curtis) Streitenberger. He was raised in a family with two brothers, Curtis and George and one sister, Bernice. He graduated from El Reno High School. Shortly after his 18th birthday, he enlisted in the Army Air Core (US Air Force), honorably serving in WWII as a turret gunner in the European Theatre of War, until, during a fly mission over Germany, his team was informed, "Turn it around boys. War's over. Let's go home!" He married Norma Mathews, and they bore a daughter, Jan, and his son, Randy, who was born while Streit was serving in the Korean War. During the '60's, while stationed in France, he and his family enjoyed exploring Europe. Towards the end of his military career, he was stationed at Tinker Air Force Base. After retirement, he and Norma moved to Chicken Creek at Lake Tenkiller, where he enjoyed boating, fishing, bird watching (he recognized all area birds, and shot at squirrels with a pellet gun if they messed with his bird feeders), traveling, family, daily dose of Merlot wine, casino, watching the OU Sooners, gardening, golfing. Streit was a member of the NW Arkansas Miata Club. Three years after Norma passed, he met and married his second wife, Naomi Faye Wilson-Tallent, on October 21st, 2006 in Cookson, OK. They shared a heartwarming life together. Streit passed from this life on Thursday, October 29th, 2020, surrounded by loved ones. He was 95 years old. He was a good man.

Streit is preceded in death by his grandparents, his mom and dad, his first wife, Norma, their son, Randy, brothers Curtis and George Howard, and his sister, Bernice Cross.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Naomi Faye Wilson–Tallent Streitenberger of the home in Cookson, his daughter, Jan McReynolds-Phillips and husband William of Shawnee, OK, and three step children, Deb Fenton of Cookson, OK, Tracy Tallent of Tulsa, OK, and Dave Tallent of Grand Junction, CO. He had six grandchildren; Kristie Hoffman and husband Greg of Destin, FL, Mathew Hutson and wife Necia of McAlester, OK, Travis Ramos and wife Laura of Louisville, CO, Jesse Fenton of Louisville, CO, Ted Ramos of Colorado Springs, CO, and Kyle Tallent and wife Samantha of Tulsa, OK, as well as many friends and loved ones.